Three Star Billy

Billy Monster

by Pat Hutchins

Billy, a bad-tempered little monster who does not want to be in nursery school, throws tantrums that only result in his teacher's giving him praise and three stars.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

Pat Hutchins is an English illustrator and writer of children's books.

She won the 1974 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. The work was The Wind Blew, a picture book in rhyme which she also wrote. It shows how "a crowd of people anxiously chase their belongings" in the wind.

Reviews

[June · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like Hutchin's tongue in cheek story of a young monster does not want to go to school. He makes a terrible mess because he doesn't want to paint and gets a gold star for "the most TERRIBLE, MONSTROUS painting," he doesn't want to sing... He doesn't want to go home and yells so Horribly the teacher promises to give him a star tomorrow. 8/28/13

Well received at Films and Stories which has a slightly older class of 4 and 5 year olds.

Used in story time, but the crowd was a little young...

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Billy the Monster doesn't want to go to nursury school so he tries to be as terrible as can be. What a good little monster!

[Amanda · Rating 1 out of 5]

The pictures were old. The moral of the story was basically to misbehave and people will approve of you. Disappointing story.